पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · September 30, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.68°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra25.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.57°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha184.77°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.98°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.81°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani347.47°MīnaRevatī P1

Vellore, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:33
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:03
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:02 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:04 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°
Longitude: 79.1325°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872848.27
Julian Day2461313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.05°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2266°), declination -2.74°, EoT 10.84 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2026-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)